NY moves to cap Uber, app-ride vehicles

New York City is hitting the brakes on fast-expanding ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. The council also voted to require drivers get paid minimum wage.

The legislation institutes a one-year freeze on new licenses for Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hailing apps - meaning no new drivers can be hired, regardless of demand - starting 120 days after the bill becomes law.

It makes NY the first major USA city to limit the number of app-based rides and to impose pay rules, with authorities under pressure to act over pollution and worsening congestion.

"The minimum wage is great for drivers in today's bill and I think a temporary cap will help them along the way as well", Independent Drivers Guild founder Jim Conigliaro Jr. said during an interview on FOX Business' "Making Money" on Wednesday.

The number of ride-hailing vehicles operating in the city has jumped from about 12,600 in 2015 to about 80,000 this year, according to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The legislation will now go before Mayor Bill de Blasio, also a Democrat, who is expected to sign it.

About 80,000 vehicles are now used for so-called "ride sharing", in which drivers get a hail through an app. "We will never stop working to ensure New Yorkers have access to reliable and affordable transportation in every borough".

"We are pausing the issuance of new licenses in an industry that has been allowed to proliferate without any appropriate check or regulation", Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, told the New York Times before the vote.

A new report ordered by New York City regulators calls for a $17.22 minimum wage for ride-hail drivers.

The TLC, which regulates taxis and is a powerful force in NY politics, commissioned a study recently in a bid to underscore the chaos and push city authorities into taking action. The Times reported that Uber, which regained its license to operate for 15 months, agreed to report incidents to the police and share traffic data with the city, among other new measures. "And this victory belongs to New Yorkers and our allies who have stood with us to say, not one more death, not one more fallen driver crushed by poverty and despair".

Opponents of the legislation said Uber and Lyft provide much-needed service to areas outside of Manhattan that aren't served by traditional taxis.

'Uber as you know it is going to be Uber as you know it, ' Cumbo said. By passing the proposal, NY becomes the first city in the country to impose these limitations.

Uber spokesman Josh Gold said in an interview Wednesday that the company will shift its strategy from opposing efforts to freeze the number of vehicles, to gobbling up the outstanding for-hire vehicle licenses available under the new cap.

It will be followed in November by other measures affecting the oil and gas sector as well as the Central Bank. Maliki called on the Iraqi government not to be part of the USA policy to impose economic sanctions on Iran.

Canadian exports to Saudi Arabia were about $1.12 billion in 2017, or 0.2 percent of the total value of Canadian exports. Since then, the Saudi kingdom has pursued a scorched-earth policy towards anything related to Canada .

Charlie Rowley, 45, was released from a hospital last month, but his partner, Dawn Sturgess , 44, died after exposure. While criticized as too keen to strike up a friendship with Putin, Trump maintains that he's been tough on Moscow.

Priyanka signed the film after walking out of Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat , 10 days before her portion of the shoot was to begin. Pratt will produce with Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Michael De Luca , Mark Gordon and Sara Scott.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford rolled out the provincial government's buck-a-beer plan at a brewery early today in Picton, Ont. Starting August 27, the minimum price floor for a bottle or can of beer, below 5.6 per cent alcohol volume, will be $1.00.

In response, a tank targeted a Hamas position, since Israel holds the organization responsible for all violence coming from Gaza. Qatar and Turkey are also involved in facilitating the talks alongside the United Nations and Egypt, the source said.

The Premier League is yet to employ the VAR system which was employed during the World Cup in Russian Federation . He said: "It wasn't a unanimous decision to do it, so there's bound to be some dissent still around".

The most attention-grabbing announcement is the arrival of a new award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film . It also announced that presentation would be aired at a much earlier date than expected, in February 2020.

During the period from April 1 to June 30, Snap Inc received $262 million in revenue, with a net loss of $353 million. After the report was released, Snap's stock price rose slightly to $13.20 from the regular session's close of $13.12.

He and police officers called to the scene gave the baby CPR until an ambulance arrived, NY media reported. The New York City Fire Department reportedly took the child to the hospital where the baby died.

A recent report implied that Disney was in talks to reacquire the cable rights for the original trilogy and the prequels. This service will rival Netflix, though Iger has said in the past that it will cost "significantly less" than Netflix.

Now we know a couple of former S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are suiting up again to meet Spidey on the big screen for the first time. This news also means that 2019 will be an even bigger year than we thought for Jackson as Fury.

State Department's Regional Security Office discovered the issue in 2016 during a routine review conducted every five years. Embassy in Moscow was dismissed as a suspected spy past year , a leading British newspaper reported Thursday.

Matsui said these nations are "explicitly expressing self-centered nationalism" while modernizing their nuclear weapons. Hagerty IV made his first appearance at the ceremony since he was sworn in for the current post in July of a year ago .

Among the announcements was that when the game launches on December 7, it will be available in a bundle called Super Smash Bros . When it comes to choosing music , the library you have available will be tied to the stage and the franchise it comes from.

Recommended

Congress ahead of midterm elections, and such visits can potentially influence negotiations over U.S. sanctions between U.S. If the Russian Federation accepts the invite, it would be their first trip to Capitol Hill in three years.

Throughout Meghan's time in television, she hasn't won any awards and hasn't been nominated for an Emmy either. But Meghan's choice of dress was more than skin deep, the 46-year-old explained to ELLE .

It's what I build my year around. "If you find yourself in contention down the stretch, you'll be fully aware of what this means". Woods, 42, has played on seven Ryder Cup teams, but has not been part of one since 2012, when the USA lost at Medinah in Chicago.

Starting with the phone itself, the images once again show a device with a sizeable chin and a thick display notch. You will still find the main camera and LED flash on the top left-hand side with a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Playing in the final group with Rory McIlroy, the 25-year-old Thomas never let anyone closer than two shots of the lead. On the 13th hole, Hall made a 10-feet birdie to move to 16-under and therefore a share of the lead.

In North America, that means that mosquito season - extending from the late spring through the fall - is West Nile season. Use insect repellent when outdoors; a repellent with DEET or Icaridin offers the most effective protection.

Fans who buy their tickets online will also get a copy of her new album, Cry Pretty , which is set for release on September 14. The new baby will join older brother Isaiah (3), making the Fisher's a family of four.

Williams has been named for the Boeing programme to the ISS - the first test flight scheduled to take place in the middle of 2019. Boeing's second Starliner launch and first bona-fide NASA mission will send astronauts John Cassada and Suni Williams to the ISS.

Oxfam said more than 20,000 people were in temporary shelters and thousands more were camping out in the open. About 2,700 had left, but several thousand more tourists and hotel employees are waiting to leave, he said.